A 17-month-old Ocracoke boy and his parents are breathing easier after the child was airlifted by a Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to a Norfolk hospital on Friday, Feb. 28. Uriah Johnson, son of Mike and Amy Johnson, is home and is much improved after receiving treatment at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters Friday […]

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The bartender at Capt. Rolo’s Raw Bar and Grill in Frisco served up the first mixed drink to a customer at a Hatteras Island restaurant just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday evening, Feb. 23, when the establishment re-opened after a winter hiatus. It was a rum and coke for Gaston Foster Jr. of Hatteras village.  […]

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Businesses in the northern Hatteras Island villages of Avon, Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo are collecting signatures on a petition asking for a referendum on serving mixed drinks in restaurants. The organizers of the petition drive are mostly restaurants owners, though other businesses are supporting the effort by gathering signatures on petitions in their stores. Currently, […]

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Kenneth Conley

AVON – Kenneth (Birdman) Conley,58, diedFriday, Feb. 25, 2011 at his residence. Born in Mechanicsburg, Pa., hewas the son of Shirley June MacIntire and the late Richard Harry Conley. Kenn was a loving and devoted husband to Patricia Marie Conley as wellas a father, grandfather, and friend to many.  After retiringtothe Outer Banks and the […]

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Clean up the clutter on Highway 12 by enforcing the sign laws….WITH A READER POLL

Dare County has had a zoning ordinance governing signs at commercial establishments since 1975. That was back when there were many fewer businesses on Hatteras Island than there are today and almost all of them were located along Highway 12. As time passed, businesses proliferated and began to open on the roads off the highway. […]

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The bartender at Capt. Rolo’s Raw Bar and Grill in Frisco served up the first mixed drink to a customer at a Hatteras Island restaurant just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday evening, Feb. 23, when the establishment re-opened after a winter hiatus. It was a rum and coke for Gaston Foster Jr. of Hatteras village.  […]

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Wallace L. Beckham

AVON — Wallace L. Beckham, 84,died February22, 2011 at his home.  He was born Aug. 13, 1926 in Winnsboro,S.C.  He was the son of Wallace D. Beckham and FlorenceHennesseeBeckham. He loved his country and served in the U.S. Navy in World WareII.  He was a Master Plumber, real estate broker, pilot andservedin the U.S. National […]

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Park Service releases pre-nesting closure information and maps…WITH MAPS

Park Service releases pre-nesting closure information and maps…WITH MAPS By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Park Service has released information and maps on pre-nesting closures for piping plovers, a shore bird listed as threatened by the federal government. The pre-nesting closures will be in place by March 15, as required […]

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